Global Markets Slide as Tech Stocks Sink, Yields Rise, and AI Concerns Deepen 
ASX Shares Slide After ASIC Imposes A$150 Million Capital Requirement 
New Zealand Budget Outlook Shows Prolonged Deficits Despite Economic Recovery Hopes 
Gold Prices Slip Slightly in Asia as Silver Nears Record Highs on Dovish Fed Outlook 
Brazil Holds Selic Rate at 15% as Inflation Expectations Stay Elevated 
Dollar Struggles as Markets Eye Key Central Bank Decisions and Global Rate Outlooks 
Canada Stocks Steady as Markets Await Fed and BoC Decisions 
Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed 
ECB Signals Steady Rates Ahead as Policymakers Warn of Inflation Risks 
Australian Consumer Sentiment Slumps in Early December as Inflation Fears Resurface 
BOJ Expected to Deliver December Rate Hike as Economists See Borrowing Costs Rising Through 2025 
Wall Street Futures Slip as Tech Stocks Struggle Ahead of Key US Economic Data 
Asian Currencies Trade Sideways as Dollar Weakens Ahead of Key U.S. Data 
Lots of economic data and events scheduled for today and all with low to medium volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: Building permits declined by 17.2 percent in April from a year ago, but up 4.4 percent on a monthly basis.
Upcoming:
- Germany: Import price index will be updated at 6:00 GMT.
- France: 1st quarter GDP and consumer spending reports will be released at 6:45 GMT.
- Spain: HICP inflation report will be published at 7:00 GMT.
- Switzerland: KOF leading indicator for May will be updated at 7:00 GMT.
- Italy: Producer price inflation report will be published at 8:00 GMT, followed by consumer and business confidence reports at 8:30 GMT.
- Greece: producer price inflation report for April will be published at 9:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: Sentiment reports will be published at 9:00 GMT.
- Germany: HICP inflation reports will be released at 12:00 GMT.
- United States: Personal income and spending details will be updated at 12:30 GMT, followed by S&P/Case-Shiller home price report at 13:00 GMT and Dallas Fed manufacturing index at 14:30 GMT.
- New Zealand: RBNZ will release financial stability report at 21:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: GFK consumer confidence report and BRC shop price report will be published at 23:00 GMT.
- Japan: Flash industrial production numbers for April will be published at 23:50 GMT.
- Auction: U.S. will auction 1-month, 3-month, and 6-month bills at 15:30 GMT.
